Divisions of Assam

Assam has four regional divisions, each comprising a number of districts. The administrator responsible for the administration of a division is called a Divisional Commissioner.

In 1874, Assam was constituted as a Chief Commissioner's province with the seat of government in Shillong. To better administer the six districts of Goalpara, Kamrup, Sonitput, Nagong, Sibsagar and Lakhimpur, (the districts in the Brahmaputra valley, also called Assam Valley), the Judge of Assam Valley were given the additional charge of a commissioner in 1880.^[1] In 1905, the offices of the Judge and Commissioner were separated in the Assam Valley;^[2] and in addition a separate Commissioner was installed for the Hill Districts and Surma Valley.^[3]

List of Divisions

Divisions (up to 2015)

Division Name	Divisional Office	Districts
North Assam	Tezpur	Udalguri, Darrang, Sonitpur, Nagaon, Marigaon
Lower Assam	Panbazar	Dhubri, Kokrajhar, Bongaigaon, Goalpara, Baksa, Chirang, Barpeta, Nalbari, Kamrup Rural, Kamrup Metro
Upper Assam	Jorhat	Lakhimpur, Dibrugarh, Dhemaji, Tinsukia, Sibsagar, Jorhat, Golaghat
Hills and Barak Valley	Dispur	Dima Hasao, Karbi Anglong, Cachar, Hailakandi, Karimganj

Current Divisions^[4]

Division Name	Divisional Office	Districts
North Assam	Tezpur	Udalguri, Darrang, Sonitpur
Lower Assam	Panbazar	Dhubri, Kokrajhar, Bongaigaon, Goalpara, Baksa, Chirang, Barpeta, Nalbari, Kamrup Rural, Kamrup Metro
Central Assam	Nagaon	Dima Hasao, Karbi Anglong, Karbi AnglongNagaon, Marigaon
Upper Assam	Jorhat	Lakhimpur, Dibrugarh, Dhemaji, Tinsukia, Sibsagar, Jorhat, Golaghat
Barak Valley	Silchar	Cachar, Hailakandi, Karimganj

List of Municipal Corporations

Present Municipal Corporation: 1

• Guwahati

Proposed Municipal Corporation: 6

• Silchar
• Dibrugarh
• Jorhat
• Nagaon
• Tinsukia
• Tezpur

Notes

1. "In 1879, Sir Bayley, therefore, proposed to the Government of India that the Judge of Assam Valley to be the ex-officio Commissioner of Assam Valley. High Court objected to the proposal. But Government of India approved the scheme and the Chief Commissioner invested the Judge of Assam with the powers of a Commissioner of a Division." (Bose 1985, p. 32)
2. (Bose 1985, p. 33)
3. (Bose 1985, p. 36)
4. (Press Trust of India 2015)

References

• Bose, M L (1985). Development of Administration in Assam. New Delhi: Concept Publishing Company.
• Press Trust of India (October 31, 2015). "Assam reorganises different divisions". Retrieved November 1, 2015.